(Encyclopedia) Etruscan artEtruscan artĭtrŭsˈkən [key], the art of the inhabitants of ancient Etruria, which, by the 8th cent. b.c., incorporated the area in Italy from Salerno to the Tiber River (…
(Encyclopedia) Martha's VineyardMartha's Vineyardvĭnˈyərd [key], island (1990 est. pop. 8,900), c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), SE Mass., separated from the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod by Vineyard and…
(Encyclopedia) Phoenician art. The Phoenician region developed as a major trade center of the ancient world; consequently Phoenician art clearly reflects the influences of Egypt, Syria, and Greece.…
(Encyclopedia) Carver, George Washington, 1864?–1943, American agricultural chemist, b. Diamond, Mo., grad. Iowa State College (now Iowa State Univ.; B.S., 1894; M.A. 1896). Born a slave, he later,…
(Encyclopedia) blasting, shattering, breaking, or splitting of rock or other material by the discharge of an explosive placed within or in contact with it. It is a necessary part of many engineering…
(Encyclopedia) coffin, closed receptacle for a corpse. Its purpose is usually to protect and to aid preservation of the body, although in the past some have believed that it may confine the spirit of…
(Encyclopedia) Arezzo
Arezzo
ärĕtˈtsō
[key], city, capital of Arezzo prov., Tuscany, central Italy. It is an agricultural trade
center and has machine, clothing, gold, and…
(Encyclopedia) Rives, William CabellRives, William Cabellrēvz [key], 1793–1868, American politician and diplomat, b. Nelson co. (then part of Amherst co.), Va. A lawyer, he sat in the Virginia…
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(Encyclopedia) ElamiteElamiteēˈləmītˌ [key], extinct language of uncertain relationship that was once spoken in the ancient kingdom of Elam, located in SW Asia. It appears to be unrelated to any…
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